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Next Up | 2012-2013 Selections | Watch and Participate
Welcome to DukeReads!
For five seasons, DukeReads has offered books selected by diverse Duke faculty and experts to give alumni a chance to hear what Duke is reading and learn insights from favorite Duke personalities.
Thanks to your feedback, we have some exciting changes in store for the 2012-2013 season of DukeReads. We will continue to bring you book selections from great Duke faculty as well as more content and ways to discuss your interests with your fellow Duke alumni and friends. Keep an eye out for a new blog, featured content, and new ways to interact with other DukeReads members.
Hear the DukeReads radio spot on iTunes, which aired live on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network.
Next Up
May/June 2013
The Power of Habit: Why We do What We Do in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg
Presented by Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University
Learn more about Dean Guttentag's selection
2012-2013 Selections
July/August 2012
State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett
Class of 2016 Summer Reading Selection
September/October 2012
The Unlikely Pilgrimage
of Harold Frye
by Rachel Joyce
Presented by Bob Bliwise A.M. '88,
editor, Duke Magazine
Find out why Bob chose his book
November/December 2012
Canada
by Richard Ford
Presented by Deborah Jakubs P'05, Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs.
Find out why Deborah chose her book
January/February 2013
New and Selected Poems, Volume 2
by Mary Oliver
Presented by Laurie Patton, dean, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Find out why Laurie chose her book
March/April 2013
A Book of Common Prayer
by Joan Didion
Presented by Victor Strandberg
Find out why Victor chose his book
May/June 2013
The Power of Habit: Why We do What We Do in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg
Presented by Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University
Find out why Dean Guttentag chose his book
July/August 2013
The Class of 2017 Summer Reading Selection is Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann.
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